The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

Mr. John Willis, of Waverly 9th district, has
been appointed justice Of the peace, vice James
L. Gallagher, deceased. Mr.. Willis has been a
constable for some years. The Commissioners
have designated him committing magistrate at
Waverly station house, to take Mr.. Gallagher's
place.
Miss Stocksdale, sister Of Mr.. Geo. L.
Stocksdale, of Towsontown, who lived near Area
dia, Carroll county, died on Wednesday, aged
about go years. She paralyzed several months
ago. Miss Stocksdale lived with her mother, who
is "a years of age aud still remarkably hearty
woman.
-Messrs David Foutz and Joshua Sellman,
of Carroll county, are the only survivors OF the
committee of twenty or more who in 1888 per-
formed the service of carving a new county out
of parts of Frederick and Baltimore counties.
Mr.. Foutz is So years old and Mr.. Sellman is
nearly 80.
Rev. A. J. Gill, pastor of Woodbury. M. E.
Church, was presented by the Sunday school of
his church, with costly and beautiful gold hunt
ing case watch. He is very popular with his
people and as he has now completed his third
year at that place they will part with him with
many regrets.
Mr.. C. C. Carman, of the 18th district, who
sold all his farm stock and implements last week,
has purchased the storestand and fixtures OF Mr..
A. T. Geatty, at Taylor, Hartford county, and will
commence business there on the 18th of March.
We regret tt at Baltimore county is to lose so good
citizen as Mr.. Csrman.
MIR. John Matthews, who offered his farm,
near Bosley's Meeting House, Sth district, at pub
lie sale on Thursday last, has owned the property
about fifty years. He is now in his S7th year,
and has been travelling the ork road to and from
the Baltimore market for over sixty years. Mr..
Matthews is still remarkably active man.
The firm of N. B. & W. d. Merryman,
&c 1afa Tohn n H0Vflalds.
who have been carrying on the agricultural i'm
plement business in Baltimore for some years,
has been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr.. w.
D. Merryman will continue the business under
the old firm name, at 2O9 South Charles street.
Mr. Joseph A. Ramsay, we'll known local
preacher of the M. E. Church, died at New Mar
ket, 18th district, on Saturday last, in the 72d
year of his age. His house was a headquarters
for Methodist ministers and he always took an
active interest in everything connected with the
church of which he was an enthusiastic member.
"A justice of the peace at Glen Rock, Pa,
lately sent money to resident of the 9TH district
of this county to procure marriage license at
Towsontown for young couple who live in York
county. That Justice should nave leather medal.
Any ten ear-old boy ought to have sense enough
to know that Maryland marriage license is no
good in Pennsylvania.
The sale Of the personal property of Mr..
John Trapp, Sr., near Dances MILL 10th district,
took place Wednesday, and good prices generally
were obtained. Horses brought from $120 to
&c. went at about the usual figures. Mr.. S.
Cover Wilson conducted the sale, which was
largely attended and bidding spirited.
Work has been stopped on Lake Clifton, on
the Hartford road, owing to the recent death Of
the contractor, Mr.. Edward Heffner. The origi-
nal contract was for $4,000 for excavating, ma
sonry, &C., and all had been completed but about
H. lHl1
mortgage on about $50 horses and mules, carts,
harness, &C., has repevied the same to secure him
self against loss.
The handsome new station of the Maryland
Central railroad, at Boundary avenue, was used
for the first time last Monday, trains being run to
the south side of the bridge, where passengers are
dropped at the foot of the broad and easy stair
way leading to the street. The present accommo-
dations are far superior to those offered at the old
station, and the patrons of the road are greatly
pleased at the change.
On Friday evening last we were treated
to two genuine summer storms, accompanied by
very heavy thunder and vivid lightning. Such
heavy thunder storms at this of the year are
of unusual occurrence. These were followed on
Sunday by cold easterly rain, with hail and
snow, showing the capabilities of this climate for
vagaries of the most extreme character-summer
one day and winter thenext.
One of the most remarkable protracted
meetings ever held in Baltimore county has been
in progress at Woodbury. NJ E. Church, Rev. A.
J. Gill, pastor, for about five weeks About sixty
persons have already professed conversion, and
the alter is crowded nightly with men, women and
children. Such deep interest was never before ex-
perienced there and the excellent and untiring eff
forts of the worthy and much loved pastor are
having their effect for good in many ways.
Rev. A W. Rudisill, formerly Presiding
Elder of West Baltimore District, and who was at
one time stationed at Govanstown, is now attach
ed to the South Indian Conference and is Presid-
ing Elder of Madras District. His friends here
will regret to learn that his health is in very pre-
carious condition and that he is scarcely able to
discharge his duties. His wife, who ac,ompa
MED him to India, is daughter of DR.. R. G.
Rankin, of Waverly, Baltimore county. Mrs.
RudisilPs health has improved very much.
We are almost constantly receiving mar
riage notices from people who do not sign their
TO tb ON and want TO say again that such
notices never appear in the columns Of The UNION.
marriage notice, to insure insertion, must be
companied by the name of responsible person
known to US. If the people will just remember
this they will save themselves and us trouble.
Please keep this fact in your mind-We never pay
any attention to anonymous letters no matter what
the character of the information they contain.
The increase in TIE UNIONS mail lists since
the first of the year ia as surprising as it is graft
flying to the publishers. New subscriptions have
been coming in from every section of the county
and those subscribers who were dropped at the
end of 1885 for one cause another, (many of
whom have since renewedl have more than had
their places filled with new names. A good many
new postofices have been established in the coun-
ty within the past few months and The UNION is
always among the first to find its way to them.
Mr.. j. Glenn McComas, of the 18th dis
trict, who is member of the present petit jury,
left Friday night last to visit his brother, Mr..
James McComas, who moved West from Hartford
county about fifty years ago and who is now living
near st. Gainesville, Belmont county, Ohio. One
of Mr.. McComas's daughters has been visiting
married sister in Ohio for some time, and will re-
turn with her father. Mr.. James McComas, who
is quite wealthy man, is rs years of age and
has for some time been suffering from cancer.
Numerous 1ocks of crows have lately been
roosting in Mr.. J. R. Rutledge's pine woods, near
Taylor, and few nights ago some of the resi-
dents went out and captured 125 of them. These
were cooped up for shooting match, which took
place one day last week, and sportsmen focked
in from all the surrounding country. The sue.
cessful scores were made b. Mr.. VIM. G. Standi-
ford and Mr.. Richard M. Howard, of Ny Lady's
Manor, the latter coming off second best. Some
fine shooting was also done by VIM. Standiford,
Jr, and Master Wesley Standiford, the latter
having killed nearly every bird fred at.
A Little Coal Bill and Pistol.-A coal
firm doing business in the Belt, had disagree
able experience on Tuesday last. One of their
customera who also lives in tha Relt uary